Hitters Begin To Unlimber Their Clubs
The Chicago Cubs surge with sixty runs and fifteen homers in five games drawing notice from rivals. Cubs hitters Long Tappe Goryl Moryn Bolger homered in a 10-5 win over Cleveland as Banks drove in two. Pirates Ted Kluszewski returns in a 6-4 win over the Dodgers. Whitey Ford dominates Richmond 8-1 for the Yankees while St Louis tops the champs 7-3. Giants Mays Cepeda homer twice in 7-5 win over Baltimore. Adcock leads Milwaukee 10-2 over Philadelphia. Goodman drives in six as White Sox crush A’s 14-1. Red Sox beat Tigers 4-2 ending Detroit slump with Piersall and Consolo doubles.
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Bobby Bragan
Cleveland
Bill Rigney
Giants
Cubs
Indians
Dale Long
Elvin Tappe
John Goryl
Walt Moryn
Jim Bolger
Ernie Banks
Pittsburgh Pirates
Ted Kluszewski
Big Klu
Cincinnati
Bucs
Los Angeles
Bob Friend
Pirates
Johnny Podres
Whitey Ford
New York Yankees
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Yanke
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St. Louis
Willie Mays
Orlando Cepeda
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Oriole
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Shag Crawford
Jon Adcock
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Philadelphia
Don Bardwell
Phils
Ed Mathews
Braves
Billy Goodman
Chicago White Sox
Kansas City A
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Sox
Jim Piersall
Billy Consolo
Hogan Gains Tie For Second At Azalea Open Lead
Palm Beach Florida reports Hogan tied for second in the Azalea Open standings at Wilmington North Carolina after earning $740. George Bayer San Gabriel California joined Hogan at 140 with a best ball 128 partner Winston Guests to win $500 in the pro am. Pete Cooper Lakeland Florida won the 1000 first prize with a 36 hole 139 on the Seminole course.
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Palm Beach
Fila
Wilington
N. C
Pete Cooper
Lakeland
Fla
Ben Hogan
Fort Worth
Tex
George Bayer
San Gabriel
Calif
Bayer
Winston Guests
Ted Kroll
Sarasota
Julius Boros
Mid Pines
Kroll
Chase Mersey Jr
Detroit
Boros
Spencer T. Olin
East Alton
DeMaestri Out With Bad Elbow
West Palm Beach Florida Joe DeMaestri Kansas City Athletics steady shortstop is nursing an elbow injured by a pitched ball. He said he was in a slump and could not swing but then timed a ball perfectly and hit it out of the park against Detroit before being sidelined again due to the injury.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Joe DeMaestri
Kansas City Athletics
DeMaestri
Detroit
Melvern High Awards Letters For Football And Basketball
Melvern High School recognized athletes at a banquet attended by about 175. Reverend leaders officiated with Rev Blackburn giving the invocation and Rev Egelston singing. Football letters went to Schultz Schultz Reams Feltner Johnson Arb Irey Thistlethwaite Lawhorn Cranwell Brewer Burns Patterson Secrest Shaffer Bitts. Basketball letters went to Schultz Schultz Reams Filtner Irey Thistlethwaite Burns Patterson Shaffer Bitts Adkins. Several seniors graduate, and the football team posted a losing season while the basketball team reached the Class B state finals in Emporia, losing to Natoma.
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Melvern
R. Blackburn
C. G. Egelston
Steven Williams
Emporia
John Schultz
Kerwin Schulta
Terry Reams
Ron Feltner
Leon Johnson
Larry Arb
Marvin Irey
Ronnie Thistlethwaite
Jim Lawhorn
Larry Cranwell
Bob Brewer
Bill Burns
Garry Patterson
Bill Secrest
Ron Shaffer
Gary Bitts
Kerwin Schultz
Ron Filtner
Larry Adkins
J. Schultz
K. Schultz
Reams
Feltner
Johnson
Denies Dissension In K State Team
Kansas State coach Tex Winter said there was no dissension on the team after a minor practice tiff between Jack Parr and Bob Bozer. He told the Manhattan Rosters Club the incident was quickly forgotten and dismissed as a vicious rumor.
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Kansas State
Tex Winter
Louisville
Winter
Manhattan
Jack Parr
Bob Bozer
Exhibition Baseball Scores Across MLB Clubs
Beaton 4 Detroit 2. Milwaukee 100 Philadelphia 2. Pittsburgh 6. Los Angeles 4. St. Louis 7. New York 3. Chicago A 14. Kansas City 1. San Francisco 7. Baltimore 5. Chicago N 10. Cleveland 8.
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Detroit
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
St. Louis
New York
Chicago
Sugar Hart Crafts New Tactics To Stop Smith
Sugar Hart, 22, employed a side to side bobbing and weaving maneuver taught by trainer Willie Reddish to outbox and KO Smith in the eighth round at the Arena. Hart, managed by Marty Stein, earned an eighth round technical knockout and eyed a shot at the Martinez Akins title winner, after a decisive win that included a late eye cut and a stoppage with 56 seconds left in the eighth. Smith, 24, of Los Angeles, initially pressured Hart but was scored on as Hart settled the fight with precise lefts to Smiths right side.
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Philadelphia
Garnett
Sugar) Hart
Marty Stein
Stein
Hart
Tiger
Vince Martinez
Virgil Akins
Willie Reddish
Smith
Los Angeles
Dave Beloff
Kaline Praised by Tighe as Future Hall of Famer
Lakeland Florida manager Jack Tighe predicts Detroit outfielder Al Kaline, 23, will become a Hall of Famer if he avoids serious injuries. Tighe cites Kaline’s in four tools fielding hitting running and throwing, saying he does all four better than average and is far from his peak.
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Lakeland
Fla
Jack Tighe
al Kaline
Kaline
Detroit Tiger
Tighe
Williams
Musia
Mantle
Ottawa Uni golf and tennis set to host William Jewell
The Ottawa University tennis and golf teams prepare to face William Jewell Friday afternoon. Tennis begins at 1 30 on OU clay courts with five singles and two doubles, led by John D Aboy at one and Bill Zell at two, Don Pemberton at three, while Eddie Bender and Hisham Afghani vie for four and five. Pemberton and Zell are projected as the top doubles duo, with Bender and D Aboy or Morlan forming the second pair. The golf match starts later at Ottawa Country Club.
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Bob Knight
Dave Owen
Knight
Owen
Braves
William Jewell
Cook Field
Clausie Smith
John D’aboy
Bill Zell
Don Pemberton
Eddie Bender
Hisham Afghani
Pemberton
Zell
Doubes
Bender
D’aboy
Gordon Morlan
Braves Open Track Season Here Friday
Ottawa University Braves start the 1958 track season with a dual meet against William Jewell College Friday after noon at Cock Fied. Field events begin at 3 and running events at 3 30. Ottawa trails last year’s meet by a wide margin, and coach Bill Boucek says the squad faces a long road to beat Jewell.
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Ottawa University Braves
William Jewell College
Cock Fied
Cardinals
Kansas City University
Willams
Wallbrandt
Carter
William Jewell
Ev Elliott
Myers
Schwartz
Hamilton
Burns
Ottawa University
Kansas State And KU Get 2 Men Each On All-Stars
Kansas State and Kansas University each placed two men on the Associated Press Big Eight Conference All Star basketball teams. From Kansas State were Bob Bozer and Jack Parr. from Kansas Jayhawks Wilt Chamberlain and Ronnie Loneski on the first team.
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Kansas State
Kansas City
Kansas State College Wildcats
University of Kansas Jayhawks
Associated Press
Bob Bozer
Jack Parr
Wilt Chamberlain
Kansas
Ronnie Loneski
Jayhawks
John Crawford
Iowa State
Roy DeWitt
Chamberlain
Boozer
Crawford
Loneski
Bowling Scores Boosters and Leagues Recap
Bowling scores for multiple leagues are listed with team names, players, and series totals. Highlights include Colby Furniture leading with 651 in a 228 game by Litch, and Anchor Savings & Loan posting 627 with Cheney and a 201 game. Other entries show high games 181 to 203 and series around 400s to 500s.
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Ransom
Anchor Savings & Loan
Cheney
WED
Kansas State Bank
Gardner
B. Pogue
Calbern's—L
Waldo
G. Cordle
Peoples National Bank
Wolgnat
G. Whitacre
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